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Novel Reliability Analysis Algorithm Based on MDDs in Networks with Imperfect Nodes

WANG Hong-gang, DONG Rong-sheng and QIAN Jun-yan   

  • Online:2018-12-01 Published:2018-12-01

Abstract: The reliability of networks with imperfect nodes or edges is an NP-hard problem,and the assumption of networks with imperfect nodes and edges is closer to real life.A formal model of networks with binary state nodes and edges was constructed,and a novel network reliability analysis algorithm was proposed.Any node and its adjacent non-visi-ted edges’ combination states are enumerated to merge isomorphic sub-networks.Then,a MDD variable is used to represent the reduced state vector and corresponding probability vector.Finally,the MDD representing for the network is constructed by a custom operation.Experiment shows that the level and size of decision diagram generated by the proposed algorithm are less than the corresponding binary decision diagram.

Key words: Multi-valued decision diagram,Network reliability,Imperfect nodes,Imperfect edge

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